Bodyweight Training Philosophy Why do I feel bodyweight training is the ultimate way to train for getting into great shape, burning fat, getting strong and becoming athletic? One word, RESULTS! After spending many years in the gym and doing whatever it took to get bigger and stronger through the use of food (over eating) buckets of weight gain and gallons of whole milk, supplements and … [Read more...]
Labor Strong-Gym Weak Part 3
Labor Strong-Gym Weak Part 3 He is the million dollar question. If going to the gym will make you stronger than a laborer then why is every man and gym trying to imitate the way a laborer works? But to be cleaver the experts call it functional fitness or functional strength. No matter how you look at it, it’s copying the way of the laborer. Like martial arts that copy animal forms and … [Read more...]
Labor Strong- Gym Weak Part 2
Labor Strong- Gym Weak Part 2 The gym is a big social and ego event for most men and a place to look at women the gym is full of mirrors and nice state of the art equipment with all the new technologies. Here’s a question why do you new technology while walking on a treadmill? It’s just walking, get over yourself. Now look around the gyms what are men really doing to build real strength? The bench … [Read more...]
Is the Military getting Weak and Fat? How do you measure up?
Was reading an article how the Army was upgrading training. The Army is also fighting with the growing obesity epidemic. According to the report the number of recruits who failed basic training because of their weight soared to 70%between 1995 and 2008. In response, the old standards such as long runs and situps are being phased out for sprints,core training and agility work. Then the … [Read more...]
Fitness Magazines are for the Ordinary Man
Today's fitness magazines are a joke! I love reading the cover of these magazines, they make some big promise's. And men today will believe every word of it. I love seeing some of the celebrities workouts in these magazines, some but very few of these celebrities have a tough workout. I seen one workout with a celebrity that just uses a pullup bar and this workout makes him a super stud I … [Read more...]